1. The art of repurposing items and REDUCING waste
UPCYCLE
The art of repurposing items and REDUCING waste

2. What is upcycling?
Upcycling is the practice of taking something that is disposable and transforming it into something of greater use and value.
Different from “recycling,” which turns waste back into the same thing over and over.

3. Recycling vs Upcycling
Recycling takes consumer materials — mostly plastic, paper, metal and glass — and breaks them down so their base materials can be remade into a new consumer product, often of lesser quality.
When you upcycle an item, you aren’t breaking down the materials. You may be refashioning it — like cutting a t-shirt into strips of yarn — but it’s still made of the same materials as when you started. Also, the upcycled item is typically better or the same quality as the original.
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4. Upcycling Inner tube wallet Sign chair Aircraft engine from recycled
Sign chair
Aircraft engine from recycled
aluminum

5. Old TV cabinet into a play kitchen

6. Left over knick-knacks
Make great garden
Sculptures

7. Upcycling is big business
TERRACYCLE 8 Co C
Collect Send product

10. Your Project
Select an item(s) that would normally be placed into the trash
Create a usable product that has greater value (artistic or usability)
Resources:
Google upcycle